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has been received to issue the permit for the effluent disposal. Director Pinto noted that 130 easements need to be secured for the collector system, but they have received only minimal cooperation from the railroad, particularly in the U.S. #1 area where they had hoped to use the parallel railroad easements but were unable to. Bidding on the engineering design could begin in early spring or possibly earlier, and assessment roll hearings would begin possibly this October. OMB Director Joe Baird advised that the target date for the bond validation hearing was March, 1989. Director Pinto advised that the County has embarked on the construction of a sludge septic treatment system, and the design as to where the sludge goes will have to be approved by the DER and EPA. This system will be located at the Gifford Wastewater Treatment Plant. Vice Mayor Vallone asked about the ability of forcing the hand of General Development Utilities in cooperating with the County, and Director Pinto advised that the County would be looking at that possibility when reviewing GDU's Sebastian franchise in the near future. Director Pinto reported that a master plan for water has been completed and the engineering design has been selected. He hoped the design would be engineered by 1989. G. POSSIBLE JOINT COOPERATION IN REGARD TO DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS I NT ISE C 1T17OF SEBASTIAN THROUGH CON A—CTS FOR SERVICE A D%O t— ar— -i 1—SKr r — Councilman Metcalf noted that the north prong of the Sebastian River watershed is currently rated fair to good, but is losing its class 3 status, while the south prong is in poor condition and contaminated. Since Sebastian has received proposals for a drainage study, he was interested in the process that Vero Lakes Estates used to prepare a drainage study. Director Davis explained that Vero Lakes Estates set up a Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) in order to do a drainage Boar 73 {" 611 6 AUG 3 11988